In August 1969 British troops were deployed on the streets of Northern Ireland. In the subsequent twenty five years they have failed to bring the peace they were sent to establish.
To mark the twenty fifth anniversary and restate that there can be no peace in Ireland until Britain withdraws, a demonstration has been called for August 13. The demonstration organisers, including the Troops Out Movement and the Labour Party Irish Society, already have sponsorship from the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs, John Pilger and Ken Loach.
Opinion polls consistently show a majority of people in Britain want to withdraw the troops. Socialists argue the British presence underpins the rotten sectarianism of the Northern Irish tinued conflict in Ireland.
SOCIALIST OUILOOK No. 63, 1 June 1994, Page 12